health care costs

5 Facts You Should Know About Health Care Costs

5% of the US population accounts for 49.5% of all health care expenditures. The top 5 percent of health care users spend, on average, more than 17 times as…

America’s Weighty Problem Part 3: Productivity Costs

Health care costs related to obesity are rivaled by productivity costs in their impact. In the U.S. alone it is estimated that obesity is associated with 39 million lost…

America’s Weighty Problem Part 2: Health Care Costs

Over the past 30 years, employers have seen productivity costs and medical expenses skyrocket alongside the rate of obesity. Today, 66% of the U.S. adult population is overweight, and…